Old Mother West Wind — Page 1

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective describing advanced age

서풍

seopyong — West wind; wind blowing from the west

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker); the mother as subject

이른

ireun — Early; occurring before the usual time

아침의

achimui — Of the morning; belonging to morning time

황금빛

hwanggeumsbit — Golden color; a bright, gold-like hue

속에서

sogeseo — From within; inside of something

보랏빛

borasbit — Purple color; a violet or purple hue

언덕으로부터

eondeogeurobuto — From the hill; originating at a hill

내려왔습니다

naeryeowasseumnida — Came down; descended from a higher place

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form of she

어깨에는

eokkaeeneun — On the shoulder; at or upon the shoulder

자루가

jaruga — A sack or bag; subject-marked bag

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean

걸려

geollyeo — Hung, suspended; hanging on something

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was there; existed, with contrasting nuance

크고

keugo — Big and; large, connected to next clause

커다란

keodaran — Very large; enormous, impressively big

자루였으며

jaruYeosseumyeo — Was a sack; and it was a bag

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

자루

jaru — Sack, bag; a large cloth carrying bag

안에는

aneneun — Inside (topic); within the interior of something

어머니의

eomeonhiui — Mother's; belonging to the mother

아이들인

aideullin — Who are children; being the children of

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, cheerful; feeling or causing happiness

작은

jageun — Small, little; of small size or degree

미풍들이

mipungdeuri — Breezes (subject); gentle winds as subject

모두

modu — All, everyone; the entirety of a group

들어

deureo — Entered, contained; being inside something

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Were present; existed in a formal statement

언덕에서

eondeokeseo — From the hill; at or from a hill

푸른

pureun — Green or blue; describing lush, vivid color

초원으로

chowoneurо — To the meadow; toward an open grassy field

내려왔고

naeryeowatgo — Came down and; descended and continued

걸어가면서

georeoгamyeonseo — While walking; moving on foot simultaneously

노래를

noraereul — Song (object); a musical piece as object

흥얼거렸습니다

heungеolgeoryeosseumnida — Hummed; sang softly to oneself while moving

배들이

baedeuri — Ships, boats (subject); vessels as subject

바다

bada — Sea, ocean; a large body of salt water

위에서

wieseo — On top of, above; at a position above

기다리네

gidarinе — Are waiting; waiting, expressed informally

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person singular subject marker

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly; in a rush, with haste

가야

gaya — Must go; obligation to travel somewhere

해

hae — Must do; informal obligation or necessity

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject with marker

늦으면

neujeumyeon — If late; conditional clause for being tardy

방앗간이

bangassgani — Mill (subject); a grain-grinding mill as subject

멈추네

meomchune — Stops; comes to a halt, informally stated

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject); the mother as grammatical subject

초원에

chowone — At the meadow; located in an open field

도착하자

dochakaja — Upon arriving; as soon as she arrived

자루를

jarureul — The sack (object); bag as grammatical object

열고

yeolgo — Opened and; opened, then continued action

거꾸로

geokkuro — Upside down, reversed; in an inverted position

뒤집어

dwijibeo — Turned over; flipped upside down or inside out

흔들었습니다

heundeureosseumnida — Shook; moved back and forth repeatedly

쏟아져

ssodajyeo — Poured out; spilled or tumbled out rapidly

나와

nawa — Came out and; emerged and continued action

기쁨에

gippеume — In joy; filled with or expressing happiness

넘쳐

neomchyeo — Overflowing; brimming over with emotion

빙글빙글

binggeulbinggeul — Round and round; spinning in circles rapidly

돌기

dolgi — Spinning, turning; the act of rotating

시작했는데

sijakhaenneunde — Began, but; started and there is more context

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic); referring to a previously mentioned thing

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject); third-person plural subject

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours

돌아와

dorawa — Returned and; came back and continued

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a raised area of land, smaller than mountain

너머

neomeo — Beyond, over; on the other side of something

집으로

To home; toward one's house or dwelling

데려갈

deryeogal — Will take (someone); to lead or escort away

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to a certain point in time

하루

haru — One day; a full day of 24 hours

종일

jongil — All day long; throughout the entire day

머물러야

meomulleoya — Must stay; obligation to remain in a place

했기

haetgi — Did (reason clause); because they had to do

때문이었습니다

ttaemuniyeosseumnida — It was because; formal reason-giving conclusion

먼저

meonjeo — First, beforehand; prior to other actions

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural topic marker

만나러

mannарео — In order to meet; going somewhere to meet

달려갔습니다

dallyeogatsseumnida — Ran toward; rushed quickly to a destination

자기

jagi — One's own; reflexive pronoun meaning oneself

집

jip — House, home; one's place of residence

문

mun — Door, gate; an entrance to a building

바로

baro — Right, directly; exactly at or immediately

밖에

bakke — Outside; on the exterior side of something

앉아

anja — Sat down; in a seated position

아침을

achimeul — Breakfast (object); the morning meal as object

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; consuming food and doing another action

있는

inneun — Is doing; present progressive modifier form

것을

geoseul — The fact that (object); nominalizer as object

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaesseumnida — Discovered, found; noticed or came upon something

하나는

hananeun — One (topic); one of them as topic

장난기가

jangnangiga — Mischievousness (subject); a playful, naughty impulse

발동하여

baldonghayeo — Triggered, activated; a mischievous urge arose

있던

itdeon — That was there; which existed at that time

옥수수

oksusu — Corn, maize; a yellow grain crop plant

잎을

ibeul — Leaf (object); a plant leaf as grammatical object

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of he/him

입에서

ibeseo — From the mouth; out of someone's mouth

낚아채

nakachae — Snatched away; grabbed and pulled quickly

달아났습니다

daranasseumnida — Ran away; fled or escaped quickly

또

tto — Also, again; additionally or once more

장난스럽게

jangnanseureopge — Mischievously, playfully; in a naughty manner

수염을

suyeomeul — Beard (object); facial hair as grammatical object

잡아당겼고

jabadangyeotgo — Pulled and; tugged on something and continued

세

se — Three; the number three in native Korean

번째는

beonjjaeneun — The third (topic); ordinal number as topic

머리카락을

meorikarageul — Hair (object); strands of head hair as object

헝클어뜨렸습니다

heongkeureotteuryeosseumnida — Messed up, tangled; disheveled someone's hair

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly, really; used for strong emphasis

몹시

mopsi — Extremely, very much; to a great degree

화가

hwaga — Anger (subject); feeling of being mad

난

nan — Arose, felt; having experienced an emotion

척했지만

cheokaetjiman — Pretended but; acted as if, yet in reality

사실

sasil — In truth, actually; the real or factual situation

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male subject with topic marker

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little; not at all, not one bit

신경

singyeong — Concern, care; paying attention or minding something

쓰지

sseuji — Did not use/mind; negative form of to use/care

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal negative past tense ending

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause

미풍들을

mipungdeureul — Breezes (object); gentle winds as grammatical object

사랑했고

saranghaetgo — Loved and; felt love and continued action

매일

maeil — Every day; each and every day without exception

그들과

geudeulgwa — With them; together with those people or beings

함께

hamkke — Together; in company with others

놀았기

norattgi — Played (reason); because he played with them

때문입니다

ttaemunida — It is because; formal reason-giving final statement